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Post by crimson king »

Nice little leaflet with the courier today from our caring employer, making us aware of musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging us to reduce problems by not carrying too much, use proper equipment and take allocated breaks. Oh, and reduce stress too... apparently that helps as well

Well, thanks, Royal Mail!

Now, how about you tell your management all this too, because they don't seem to care as much as you obviously do. They want us to work through our breaks, don't provide working equipment (lwts) and want us trudging the streets for six hours or more with nowhere to pee and uniform that isn't waterproof after the first time it's seen rain.

And reduce stress? How about stopping this ridiculous bargaining and arguing to finish on time? Reduce that f***ing stress please!
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Post by rambo1 »

crimson king wrote:Nice little leaflet with the courier today from our caring employer, making us aware of musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging us to reduce problems by not carrying too much, use proper equipment and take allocated breaks. Oh, and reduce stress too... apparently that helps as well

Well, thanks, Royal Mail!

Now, how about you tell your management all this too, because they don't seem to care as much as you obviously do. They want us to work through our breaks, don't provide working equipment (lwts) and want us trudging the streets for six hours or more with nowhere to pee and uniform that isn't waterproof after the first time it's seen rain.

And reduce stress? How about stopping this ridiculous bargaining and arguing to finish on time? Reduce that f***ing stress please!
You need to send this to the courier. Spot on.
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Post by DGH »

rambo1 wrote:
crimson king wrote:Nice little leaflet with the courier today from our caring employer, making us aware of musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging us to reduce problems by not carrying too much, use proper equipment and take allocated breaks. Oh, and reduce stress too... apparently that helps as well

Well, thanks, Royal Mail!

Now, how about you tell your management all this too, because they don't seem to care as much as you obviously do. They want us to work through our breaks, don't provide working equipment (lwts) and want us trudging the streets for six hours or more with nowhere to pee and uniform that isn't waterproof after the first time it's seen rain.

And reduce stress? How about stopping this ridiculous bargaining and arguing to finish on time? Reduce that f***ing stress please!
You need to send this to the courier. Spot on.
It'd be edited to:

Thanks, Royal Mail!
Management all care, provide working equipment, uniform that is waterproof and reduce stress!
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Post by rubberbond »

If the Courier printed that , I would buy a copy and then get myself back on the mailing list.
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Post by Jpro747 »

F**k the courier. Send it back as refused and never receive it again!
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Post by Dorset Plodder »

This was highlighted on RMTV. We watched it Tuesday, I believe one of the Pearls of Wisdom was.... "KEEP MOVING" WTF? :crazy: And there was me delivering all my mail by sitting in the van, and using mind control. We really are run by a bunch of idiots, do they really sit around a table and come up with this crap? :cuppa
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Post by vigilante »

Haha good ole RM...a farmer's field has less bull sh*t!! :Very Happy
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Post by luddite »

I told my DOM that I don't read the Courier as I'm not on the mailing list. His response was how would I know what's going on!
I told him I've got eyes and I work here! :arrrghhh
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Post by Dorset Plodder »

luddite wrote:I told my DOM that I don't read the Courier as I'm not on the mailing list. His response was how would I know what's going on!
I told him I've got eyes and I work here! :arrrghhh
You mean you don't go home after your WTLL session and DON'T follow RMTV on your I-diot phone App? :shock:
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Post by postslippete »

crimson king wrote:Nice little leaflet with the courier today from our caring employer, making us aware of musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging us to reduce problems by not carrying too much, use proper equipment and take allocated breaks. Oh, and reduce stress too... apparently that helps as well

Well, thanks, Royal Mail!

Now, how about you tell your management all this too, because they don't seem to care as much as you obviously do. They want us to work through our breaks, don't provide working equipment (lwts) and want us trudging the streets for six hours or more with nowhere to pee and uniform that isn't waterproof after the first time it's seen rain.

And reduce stress? How about stopping this ridiculous bargaining and arguing to finish on time? Reduce that f***ing stress please!

I was so looking forward to this new thing of not putting my 1st sequenced mail in the frame because that top row always seems to give me some form of shoulder impingement. And then this morning, 1st wave, 3 full trays of mech. Just as well mails down like the courier says!!
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Post by Chris413 »

postslippete wrote:
crimson king wrote:Nice little leaflet with the courier today from our caring employer, making us aware of musculoskeletal disorders and encouraging us to reduce problems by not carrying too much, use proper equipment and take allocated breaks. Oh, and reduce stress too... apparently that helps as well

Well, thanks, Royal Mail!

Now, how about you tell your management all this too, because they don't seem to care as much as you obviously do. They want us to work through our breaks, don't provide working equipment (lwts) and want us trudging the streets for six hours or more with nowhere to pee and uniform that isn't waterproof after the first time it's seen rain.

And reduce stress? How about stopping this ridiculous bargaining and arguing to finish on time? Reduce that f***ing stress please!

I was so looking forward to this new thing of not putting my 1st sequenced mail in the frame because that top row always seems to give me some form of shoulder impingement. And then this morning, 1st wave, 3 full trays of mech. Just as well mails down like the courier says!!
Yeah they haven't got a sodding clue, today 1 1/2 trays of sequenced mail and 6 trays of IPS unsequenced. So where is the mail going down?
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Post by HTPostman »

Is the courier the monthly newsletter? I rejoined Royal Mail a month ago but don't get one, delivered 4 on the round I was on yesterday. Do you only get one after you've passed probation or something?!
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Post by aiden01 »

HTPostman wrote:Is the courier the monthly newsletter? I rejoined Royal Mail a month ago but don't get one, delivered 4 on the round I was on yesterday. Do you only get one after you've passed probation or something?!
Lucky you :chuckle
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Post by kevbo »

Didn't it mention something about having shoes with extra cushioning or cushioned insoles? Try providing some then!!! Instead they give £30 to buy our own. Cheers RM but what decent pair of shoes can I get for that. Put your money where your mouth is.
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Post by mattjo1@talktalk.net »

If you are not up to the job leave. To many snowflakes on here.